the shape i'm in

go out yonder

peace in the valley

come downtown

have to rumble in the alley

oh

you don't know the shape i'm in

has anybody seen my lady?

this living alone will drive me crazy

oh

you don't know the shape i'm in

i'm gonna go down by the water

but i ain't gonna jump in

no

no

i'll just be looking for my neighbor

and i hear that's where she's been? oh!

out of nine lives

i spent seven

now

how in the world do you get to heaven?

oh

you don't know the shape i'm in

i just spent 60 days in the jailhouse

for the crime of having no dough

now here i am back out on the street

for the crime of having nowhere to go

save your neck or save your brother

looks like it's one or the other

oh

you don't know the shape i'm in

now two young kids might start a ruckus

you know they feel you trying to shuck us

oh

you don't know the shape i'm in